Dallas Business Journal articles from February 1996

Dallas Business Journal archives from February 1996

Houston group crashes Dallas health market. (Houston Healthcare Purchasing Organization)
February 23, 1996... Texas Healthcare Partners brings clout to PPO niche A Houston health care purchasing organization is coming to the Metroplex with powerful business connections and plans to launch a new health plan here. In addition to the added...

Video Update invades Big D. (Video Update Inc.; Dallas, Texas)
February 23, 1996... Minnesota retailer plans to challenge Blockbuster with 50 Metroplex stores A reel battle among video rental stores is about to erupt in the Metroplex, as newcomer Video Update plans a $25 million invasion of Blockbuster Video territory....

Marriott targets Metroplex to debut new hotel concept.
February 23, 1996... Dallas franchisee to build four hotels for $20 million A Dallas hotelier said it will spend about $20 million to build four of Marriott's new extended-stay hotels in the Metroplex. Western International Hotels was awarded one of the first...

Physicians Resource wins new allies for $39 million. (Physicians Resource Group Inc.)
February 23, 1996... Dallas company links with eye-care groups in five states Fast on the heels of its relocation to Dallas, Physicians Resource Group Inc. has signed a set of affiliation agreements that could increase its annual revenue by one-third. The...

Spasso taking its pies to Arizona, Atlanta. (Spasso Pizza and Pasta Co.)
February 23, 1996... Having raised some Metroplex eyebrows with its popular "white pizza," Spasso Pizza and Pasta Co. is considering an expansion into Arizona and Georgia. Spasso owner Gary Decker said he thinks his concept - gourmet pizza in an upscale setting...

Charter Graphic out of ink. (closure of Charter Graphic Services Inc.)
February 9, 1996... Century-old Dallas commercial printer couldn't overcome mounting losses The presses have stopped for good at Charter Graphic Services Inc., one of the oldest and largest commercial printing companies in the Metroplex. Tom Villano, chief...

Sticker shock stalls Galleria-area projects. (high land prices at the Galleria mall area in Dallas, Texas)
February 9, 1996... Soaring land prices near mall scare retailers away A year ago, real estate developers were clambering to buy land near the Galleria, the mall of choice for Dallas' upper crust. They proposed big plans and lists of tenants for what has been...

County Seat finds itself as retailers juggles debt. (closing of some County Seat stores and outlets)
February 9, 1996... Dallas-based County Seat Stores Inc. is hanging on by the seat of its pants, so to speak, as a bad retail environment claims its competitors across the country. The company, which operates 734 County Seat stores and outlets, will go before...

Semiconductor demands puts Teccor in expansion mode. (Teccor Electronics Inc.)
February 9, 1996... Teccor Electronics in Irving will expand its semiconductor wafer factory by more than three times over the next two years. Teccor, a wholly-owned subsidiary of international engineering group Siebe plc in London, England, has its U.S....

Virtual Solutions relocates to Las Colinas. (Virtual Solutions Inc.)
February 9, 1996... New training center intended to alleviate worker shortage Where there is complexity in business computing, there is profit. The mind-numbing complexity of sharing databases over large computer networks has entrepreneurs Michael Baldwin and...